In a crossover anime, do you believe that a machine spirit can defeat a fake human?

They found no signs of a battle until they reached the security room. The only evidence was that the dummy figures on each floor had begun hunting, as shown by the security room's surveillance cameras.

"..." Kasumigaoka glanced at the images and turned pale with fright.

If I hadn't mustered the courage to run away, would I have been...?

"Phew..." A policeman, soaked to the bone and covered in blood, rushed in through the rain, slipping and falling on the ground in a disheveled state.

"Inspector Kurosawa, this is Patrolman Kobayashi. We encountered people in the rain while on our way to the residents' reporting point. Our team has been scattered. We request backup..." The policeman reported weakly into the walkie-talkie, his eyes suddenly becoming alert as he caught sight of Chen Yi and his group.

"Don't come any closer!" the injured officer said, placing his hand on the holster of his quick-draw baton at his waist, questioning him in a tired yet tense voice. "Are you even human?"

“We are human, residents of Hemu Apartment who filed a report,” Chen Yi replied, glancing at the three people on his side. “There are quite a few fake humans upstairs; they're very troublesome to deal with. Why are you alone, officer? Where are the others?”

The police officer in front of them looked at them with some hesitation and responded.

"...My colleagues were scattered in the rain; judging from its attack capabilities, it might be a 'Rain Man'..."

"A person in the rain?" Hiratsuka Shizuka pondered, then felt somewhat annoyed after realizing what she meant.

Damn it, that guy wasn't killed after all...

New Student: Is Chapter Twenty-Four safe...?

The rain intensified.

Chen Yi took a break to drag the violin case out of the elevator, changed the magazine on the rifle to a full magazine, and felt a little more at ease.

So, people in the rain can affect drivers, and the danger level of people in the rain is not low... Chen Yi thought to himself, feeling a chill run down his spine.

"What are you thinking about?" Hiratsuka Shizuka leaned closer, looking at Chen Yi who was lost in thought.

“People in the rain are not easy to deal with,” Chen Yi replied.

"I didn't expect this either. I tried to kill one in the rain when I came here, but I didn't manage to kill it. It's such a pity."

"The rain has lessened, gentlemen. Let me take you back to the police station first."

Seeing that the raindrops outside were gradually thinning, the policeman called out to the group.

"I forgot to introduce myself. My surname is Xiaolin, and I'm a junior patrol officer. Just call me Officer Xiaolin... I'll move you to a safe place first," he said.

"Officer Kobayashi?" Chen Yi recalled Officer Kobayashi, who had previously been responsible for picking him up and dropping off Aoyama Nanami.

"Looks like there are quite a few people with the surname Xiao Lin," Chen Yi said casually.

They're not the same person, they just share the same surname, it's no big deal.

Although Aoyama Nanami also found it a bit strange, since Chen Yi didn't raise any questions, she didn't say anything and just assumed it was a coincidence of names.

"Leave now? Is it safe outside?" Kasumigaoka Utaha asked with some concern.

“There have been many cases that show that people only appear in the rain during heavy rain. If they are not identified before the rain subsides, they will not continue to move,” Patrolman Kobayashi replied.

So that's why the number of attacks by fake humans is much less than he imagined... It seems that fake humans are indeed much more 'rule-abiding' than humans.

"Let's go without delay," Kasumigaoka Utaha urged, eager to leave this dangerous place.

"Alright." Chen Yi put the rifle back in its case and slung it over his shoulder, finally relaxing.

"It's finally over..."

Chen Yi couldn't help but sigh at his damn luck; wherever he went, trouble seemed to follow.

"How did this car get so badly damaged..." After leaving the apartment, Chen Yi and his group found the police car that had crashed into a telephone pole at a street corner.

The front bumper was completely damaged, a corner of the window was broken, and part of the hood was pushed up.

"I need to be careful when I go out in the future. People in the rain are not easy to deal with," Hiratsuka Shizuka reminded herself.

"Officer Kobayashi, is this car... alright?" Chen Yi looked at the front of the car and couldn't help but marvel at the quality of Nissan vehicles. (Note 1)

"It's alright, I can drive it back, don't worry, young man."

"Besides, I'm still injured, and I need to go back and take care of it as soon as possible."

Kobayashi waved his hand, walked around to the driver's seat, and carefully sat down to start the engine.

“If you’re injured, I’ll drive,” Hiratsuka Shizuka volunteered.

"It's alright, you can sit down."

"Can I put the gun in the trunk?" Chen Yi asked Patrolman Kobayashi, pointing to the violin case on his back as he opened the passenger door.

"There's a radio in the trunk, I'm afraid it won't fit," Inspector Kobayashi said, looking somewhat troubled.

"Alright." Chen Yi took the violin case off and handed it to Hiratsuka Shizuka. "Hiratsuka-sensei, please hold onto this for me."

“I’m telling you, next time you should just prepare a tactical gear bag. It can hold weapons and all sorts of first-aid supplies…” Hiratsuka Shizuka complained. “And it’s smaller than this violin case.”

"Let's talk about it when we get back," Chen Yi said with a smile.

This thing is sometimes not portable enough.

After the three people in the back seat squeezed together and sat down, Chen Yi also got into the passenger seat, and he could faintly smell the blood.

"Officer Kobayashi, are you really alright?" Chen Yi frowned, looking at the pale-faced patrol officer Kobayashi.

"It's nothing, just a little bleeding, it's stopped. We should go now."

Chen Yi glanced at him but said nothing more.

......

The rain suddenly intensified.

In the spring months of March and April, the rain comes and goes as it pleases, quite freely.

Raindrops pattered on Chen Yi's face through the shattered car window, bringing him back to his senses somewhat.

By 7:30, it was completely dark.

The people in the back seat relaxed and started chatting away.

After spending a short time together, the atmosphere among them wasn't too awkward, and they even exchanged names.

"Why does Chen always call Aoyama-kun 'senpai'?" Kasumigaoka Utaha asked curiously.

"Ah, we used to work together at a convenience store."

“Although it was only for one night,” she added.

"Huh? Why only one night?" Kasumigaoka asked, puzzled.

"Because Chen was attacked by the fake people the night he came to work part-time. In order to survive, he burned down the convenience store... Ugh, I'm never working the night shift again, my life is more important." Aoyama Nanami recalled, making a small complaint.

"Oh, it's a hero rescuing a damsel in distress scene!" Kasumigaoka noted it down; it was good material.

"Hiratsuka-sensei teaches first-year high school students, so I don't see her often... What about Aoyama-san? Is she also a student at Soubu High School?" Kasumigaoka Utaha asked again.

"No, I'm studying at Suimei University of the Arts Affiliated High School, while Chen-kun is studying at Sobu High School," Aoyama Nanami said with a smile.

"My dream is to become a voice actor... although I've been having nightmares these past few days because of the fake man attack, so I haven't been able to concentrate on practicing..."

"Speaking of which, I should thank Chen Jun for going upstairs to help me. If Chen Jun had just left, he might have been safe," Aoyama Nanami said with emotion.

Actually, I couldn't walk. With that kind of rain, where could I run to? Could I just walk back to Hiratsuka-sensei's house?

Chen Yi thought to himself, but wisely refrained from saying it directly.

"Looking at it this way, Chen is really brave," Kasumigaoka remarked.

"Reckless, hothead." Hiratsuka Shizuka curled her lip. "You brat, you even want to set a trap for the fake man to hunt it down... I don't know if you're just incredibly audacious or don't know your own limitations."

"So, Chen-kun came back here today just to hunt down the fake people?" Aoyama Nanami realized. "How could Chen-kun do something so dangerous!" She widened her eyes and stood on the same side as Hiratsuka Shizuka to condemn Chen Yi.

"..." Chen Yi hesitated, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

No, how did I become a naive newbie hunting fake humans? Although I do intend to do so, I haven't even prepared a plan yet! This is blatant slander!

"Oh my, looks like a cool international student. But if he loses his life because he's not prepared enough, someone will be very sad, you know?" Kasumigaoka Utaha chimed in, finding it amusing.

"..."

No, what's it to you?

Chen Yi was at his wit's end and decided to lay everything out in his speech.

"First of all, I do intend to hunt down a certain fake human, but I won't just go there like a fool without making any preparations."

"Secondly, the main reason I came here today is to remind Senior Aoyama to be careful of that wandering imposter, because I'm not sure if that guy followed me and Hiratsuka-sensei to another neighborhood, or if he's still in this area, or if he's simply lying in wait in my house."

"If that fake person hadn't been so inflexible, and hadn't abandoned me as a target while wandering around and ambushing me, or had chosen someone else instead, then Senior Aoyama and the other residents of this area would have been in danger..."

"Beep—"

As Chen Yi explained, he suddenly felt a tremendous inertia in his body.

Xiao Lin, on patrol, jerked the steering wheel, and the car quickly veered to the right, crashing into a shop on the side of the road.

Note 1: The author experienced being rear-ended by Nissan cars twice when he was a child. Once, he was riding in a minivan when it was rear-ended; the front of the Nissan was completely dented, while the minivan only had a slight dent. The other time, he was riding on a bus when a Nissan came from the side and rammed into the bus; the Nissan's bumper was knocked off, while the bus only had minor scratches. Therefore, children, for safety's sake, try to buy a T-72 main battle tank if you're buying a car. ( )

P.S.: OK, my darlings, two updates today too! Please leave some comments and votes, thank you!

Newborn: Chapter Twenty-Five - Misfortunes Never Come Alone

"Cough...cough!" Chen Yi, sitting in the front row, was not feeling well. The rapid deformation and damage of the Nissan car caused some of the mechanical structure to press on his body, and a sweet and fishy taste came out of his throat.

He coughed dryly, some blood splattering onto the debris, and his ears were ringing so badly he couldn't hear clearly.

A burning pain shot through my legs, accompanied by a chill and a feeling of weakness.

Chen Yi shook his head, his vision blurry.

What happened? He looked toward the driver's seat. At that moment, Patrolman Kobayashi had opened the driver's side door and was lying on the side of the car, looking like he was seriously injured.

"You... cough, how are you?" Chen Yi turned around and saw that Hiratsuka Shizuka and Aoyama Nanami had fainted, while Kasumigaoka Utaha was still somewhat conscious.

None of the three responded for a moment. Chen Yi bit his tongue to regain some of his thinking ability and fumbled with his right hand to press the seat belt buckle.

"...I can't reach it..." After thinking for a moment, Chen Yi awkwardly used his left hand to press the seat belt buckle.

"Click." Chen Yi felt the restraints loosen and fell towards the driver's seat.

Damn it, I can't get any strength in my legs.

Chen Yi held his breath and tried to pull his right leg out first.

Chen Yi clung to the driver's seat, forcefully pulling his body to the left.

"Officer Kobayashi! Help me!" Chen Yi called out, but received no response. He rolled his eyes but couldn't see where Officer Kobayashi had gone.

"..."

Using his elbow to brace against the side of the seat and his other hand to grip the frame, Chen Yi finally managed to pull his right leg out.

It's not very comfortable to have the gear lever pressing against my back, but I can't worry about that now; other parts of my body are even more uncomfortable.

Take a few deep breaths, then push again, this time pulling your left leg out as well.

But this time he wasn't so lucky. When he tried to exert force, his left leg was filled with excruciating pain and a chilling sensation.

"Hmph..." Chen Yi stiffened his neck, trying his best not to groan.

Slowly pulling at his left leg, Chen Yi wondered if it had broken off inside.

"Chen...kun?" Kasumigaoka's somewhat muffled voice rang out. She stared at Chen Yi, who was constantly fidgeting in the front row, and said uncertainly after a while.

"...How are things on your end?" Chen Yi's mind was a little slow, and he paused for a moment before he could figure out who was speaking.

"I'm fine here... Chen Jun, what's wrong with you?"

"My foot is stuck..." Chen Yi continued to rub, but his left foot seemed to be stuck more tightly than his right foot, and no matter how hard he tried, he had little effect.

"...I...I'll help..." Kasumigaoka's head was buzzing, and it took her a while to come to her senses. She even stumbled a bit when she opened the car door.

"How can I help?" Kasumigaoka Utaha came to the driver's seat and looked at Chen Yi, who was looking up at her, feeling a little helpless.

"Hold this hand." Chen Yi handed her his right hand, which was in a cast, while his unaffected left hand searched for a foothold on its own.

"Pull harder," Chen Yi encouraged, gradually feeling his stuck left foot loosen up a bit.

Kasumigaoka Utaha doesn't usually like sports, and at this moment, the disadvantage of her weak and powerless body became apparent. She had no choice but to completely abandon her center of gravity and use her own weight to pull Chen Yi out.

"Ugh—!" Chen Yi loosened his grip, and Kasumigaoka fell to the ground, his clothes soaked by muddy water, making him look extremely disheveled.